Golden Anchor, 221 St John street, Clerkenwell EC1V

Clerkenwell pub history index

At 130 St John Street in 1851 - renumbered; This pub is now demolished. ** The name is given in the 1871 census as the Red Lion (presumably in error). *

Historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels.

Residents at this address.

1811/George Bartlett / Victualler /../../../Sun Fire Office records, held by Guildhall Library **

I have been researching William Hersey, whose name turns up in connection with various pubs. From 1814 to at least 1825 he was landlord of the Golden Anchor at 221 St John Street, Clerkenwell. ***

1814/William Hersey/victualler/../../Sun Fire Office records held at the London Metropolitan Archives *

1825/Mr Hersey, Golden Anchor, St. Johns street /../../Licensed Victuallers Association

In September 1831, William Hersey is listed in Perrys Bankrupt listing for the Golden Anchor, St. John street, Clerkenwell.
By 1831 William HERSEY had became the proprietor of the Three Tuns at Cripplegate. William HERSEY later became the landlord of the Blue Pig in St Mary Axe. He died in 1839 leaving a will stating that his home and business was the Blue Pig. ***

April 1827/James Simms/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1831/Charles Lane, Golden Anchor, 130 St John street, Clerkenwell/../../Robsons Directory

1839/Charles Goodland/../../../Pigots Directory **

1841/William Bennett/../../../P.O. Directory

1842/William Bennett/../../../P.O. Directory **

1848/William Kemp/../../../Post Office Directory *

1851/John Graham/Licensed Victualler/32/Brighton, Sussex/Census

1851/Ann Grahams/Wife/30/Wales/Census
1851/Lettice Williams/Sister in law, Drewss maker/29/Wales/Census
1851/James Kavanagh/Potman/17/Wapping, Middlesex/Census

1851/William Kemp/../../../Kellys Directory

September 1850/William Kemp/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

September 1850/John Graham/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1851/John Graham/../../../Finsbury Petty Sessions

February 1854/John Graham/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

February 1854/Joseph Bradley/Incoming Licensee/../../Era Newspaper

1856/Stephen Eastwood/../../../Post Office Directory

1862/Mrs Rebecca Potter/../../../P.O. Directory **

April 1865/Henry Burton/ Outgoing Licensee /../../North London News

April 1865/William Burton/ Incoming Licensee /../../North London News

March 1866/William Burton/License renewal/../Clerkenwell News

June 1866/Henry Burton/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

June 1866/Mary Hall/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1869/William Plummer/../../../Post Office Directory *

November 1870/Wm John Cook Plummer/Outgoing Licensee/../../Era

November 1870/William Blith/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

1871/William Blyth/Licensed Victualler/38/Norwich, Norfolk/Census *
1871/Catherine Blyth/Wife/36/Greenford, Middlesex/Census
1871/William Blyth/Son/13/Paddington, Middlesex/Census
1871/John Blyth/Father, Licensed Victualler/69/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1871/Mary Blyth/Mother/69/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1871/Samuel Blyth/Brother, Stone Carver/29/Norwich, Norfolk/Census
1871/Walter Balding/Nephew/15/Clerkenwell, Middlesex/Census
1871/George Allebore/Barman/17/New Cross, Kent/Census
1871/Eliza Elsom/General Servant/21/Peterborough, Northamptonshire/Census

1879/Richard Beach/../../../P.O. Directory **

1881/James Markham/Licenced Victualler/48/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census

1881/Jessie Markham/Wife/44/Chelsea, Middlesex/Census
1881/Jessie F Markham/Daughter/10/Finsbury, Middlesex/Census
1881/Alice M Markham/Daughter/6/Llantilo, Monmouth/Census
1881/Laura A Warren/Barmaid/20/Westminster, Middlesex/Census
1881/Clara Avery/General Servant/19/Westminster, Middlesex/Census

1882/Jas Markham/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Thomas Bannister/../../../Post Office Directory

1891/Richard Joseph Burton/../../../Post Office Directory

1893/John Heath/../../../Post Office Directory

Charles Stenner is earlier at the Elder Tree, Spitalfields

1894/Charles Stenner/../../../Post Office Directory

1895/Charles Stenner/../../../Post Office Directory

1896/Charles Stenner of the "Golden Anchor" 221 John street Clerkenwell Middlesex Licensed Victualler died 9 March 1896 at 32 Pickering place Bayswater Middlesex Administration (with Will) London 24 March to Eugenie Stenner widow Effects £1237 14s 7d.

1899/Jas Hy Saundercock/../../../Post Office Directory

1900/James Henry Saundrescock/../../../P.O. Directory **

1902/Mrs Eliza Saundercock/../../../P.O. Directory **

1910/Edward Thomas Fowler/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Mrs Elizabeth Cass/../../../Post Office Directory *

1919/Mrs Elizabeth Cass/../../../P.O. Directory **




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